Youths for piped water; a case of Mudungu Community Water
Youth plumbers being supervised at work in Gavudya village Many youths watched as drillers cut ground, shred rocks and threw gravel out. Then Water! First muddy foam, second clearer – at last! For weeks Mudungu Primary was occupied with big select machines. 30 years (a generation) ago a water project had gone under and efforts to revive at the very spot kept failing. This time round, courtesy of FLOCA through Vihiga County directorate of Climate Change, a breakthrough was found. Expertise ranged from mid-aged men to youths. Those that drilled, cased, test pumping and tank construction were of the same age bracket. When the call for trenches came, many local young men and women turned up for the works. Drillers at the Mudungu site. It was all a learning process as I took pictures, asked questions and observed the coordinated efforts. A multimillion project bringing together different expertise and tools perhaps spoke of the need to also see the inputs and safeguard at best. ...
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